Ma. Venus Raj finally broke the decade-long drought of the Philippines in the Miss Universe pageant!

The 15 semifinalists in order of announcement:

Puerto Rico
Ukraine
Mexico
Belgium *
Ireland
South Africa
France
Australia
Jamaica
Russia
Albania
Colombia
Guatemala *
Czech Republic *
The Philippines

Our fearless forecast was right on! We guessed 12 out of 15! Sash factor countries such as Venezuela and USA missed the cut this year.

* Surprise entry are Belgium, Guatemala and Czech Republic.

Swimsuit competition is up next.

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